What is the price of sardines in Canada?

As of January 2025, sardines in Canada is US$ 4.23 per kg (5.71 CAD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Canada's world rank in sardine exports?

Canada ranks 10th among 95 sardine exporters.

What percentage of global sardine exports does Canada account for?

Canada accounts for 2.1% of global sardine exports.

Sardines Price in Canada - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Sardines Prices in Canada

US$ 4.23 / kg

5.71 CAD / kg

MoM ▼ 8.7% YoY ▼ 8.7%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CAD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	4.23	5.71	▼ 8.7%	▼ 8.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sardines price in Canada available is US$ 4.23 per kg (5.71 CAD), down 8.7% year-on-year.

Canada exported 7,659 tonnes of sardines in 2024, valued at US$35.5 million, ranking 10th among 95 global exporters and accounting for 2.1% of world exports. Export value declined by 2.1% year-over-year. Canada is a net exporter of sardines. The latest export unit value is US$4.2302 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sardines in Canada

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Canada exported $35.5M (7.7 kt) of sardines▼ 2.1% YoY. That ranks #10 worldwide (2.1% of global exports).

$35.5M

Export value

7.7 kt

Export volume

#10 / 95

World rank

2.1%

Global share

$4.63

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sardines exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Morocco $702M · 42.2%
#2 China $240.3M · 14.5%
#3 Thailand $143.8M · 8.6%
#4 Portugal $88.7M · 5.3%
#5 Indonesia $68.3M · 4.1%

Annual export data Canada · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$35.5M	7.7 kt	$4.63
2023	$36.3M	8.7 kt	$4.14
2022	$30.4M	6.7 kt	$4.52
2021	$28.1M	6 kt	$4.7
2020	$23.8M	4.9 kt	$4.84

HS Code

sardines is traded under Harmonized System code 1604.13. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Canada sardines - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of sardines shipped by Canada in 2020 was 4,914 metric tonnes. In 2019 Canada sold 1,790 tonnes of sardines. In 2019 alone, the interest in Canada sardines (fish category) has shrunk, with a change of -36.838 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sardines' exports went down by -63.79 pc netting the exporter US$12.58m for the year 2019. Canada's sardines exports are classified as:

Prepared or preserved sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160413)
Fresh or chilled sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) (HS code 030261)
Frozen sardines Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp." and brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030371)
Fresh or chilled sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030243)
Frozen sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030353)

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Canada sardines export values

In 2019, Canada shipped sardines valued at 12.58m USD, a reduction of -7.86% from 2018's total sardines export of 13.653m USD. The annual reduction in value of Canada sardines between 2017 to 2018 was -20.907 percent.

The per year variation in the amount of Canada's sardines exports between 2017 and 2019 was -63.79 per cent compared to a variation of -36.838% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Canada's share of the world's total sardines' exports in 2019 was 6 percent. The country holds number 6 in world exports of sardines.

Export markets for Canada sardines ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Canada is a net exporter of sardines. The annual growth of Canada sardines in value between 2015 to 2019 was 2%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -2%, per annum.

Canada ordered 4,240 tonnes of sardines in 2019.

Other Fish Prices in Canada

Latest prices for other fish in Canada:

Eels$205.79/kg Tuna$13.41/kg Fish$2.04/kg Cod Fish$4.26/kg Live Carp$15.37/kg Patagonian toothfish$3.26/kg Herring$1.06/kg Trout$5.68/kg Antarctic toothfish$3.26/kg Hake Fish$1.51/kg Cobia Fish$3.26/kg Haddock$2.55/kg Tilapia$6.10/kg Anchovies$8.96/kg Blue Whiting$3.91/kg

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